CAN WE DEWORM THIS WORMY WORLD

While programmes such as the Rockefeller campaign were specifically ta rgeted at a particular parasite species, the current trend is towards the simultaneous control of all the major geohelminth species. New, br oad-spectrum, low-cost anthelmintics and new understanding of epidemio logy have led to more cost-effective and sustainable strategies. The W HO, UNICEF and the World Bank all now support global and regional effo rts to achieve control of morbidity from intestinal worms. In this pap er, we aim to show what's new in clinical helminthology and what has b rought about the great improvement in the success of the new approache s to control.